RawStory: Bubba's on a "women diet"

[DemsUnited]

Okay, this is just too funny!!

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Clinton_profile_says_campaign_confident_Bills_0414.html

An official in the Clinton White House who strongly supports her and is highly skeptical of Obama says that when Hillary promises there won't be another Bill Clinton sex scandal, that's not just hope talking. This wasn't some pro forma assurance, either, or a Scarlett O'Hara-style, we'll-worry-about-that-another-day sort of remark. No, there's a reason the candidate feels, as she said, "very confident" on that score: Her husband has been "put on a diet for the last year," the former Clinton official told me, referring not to cheeseburgers but to women. "And he's stuck to it, as far as we know."

[DJ13]

1. I bet he snacks when she isnt looking

[Mags]

2. yeah, I'm sure a Hillary insider told that to Raw Story! What a crock.

[City Lights]

3. "As far as we know."

:rofl:

[redqueen]

8. Heheheheh...

yeah, that was a nice touch. :D

[L0oniX]

4. Hell ...I think they have an agreement that they each get to do whoever...

just don't get caught by the press.

[movonne]

5. But I would not be surprised if he hasn't had a little snack once in

a while...if they should get back into the white house, how long do you think it would last...he has an addiction and he cannot help it..

[Window]

6. Well, as far as I know, Bill is on a "woman diet."

:rofl:

[pdxmom]

7. So what about the six other years since they left office? N/T

[Mags]

9. does that really bother you? Has Obama been faithful to Michelle?

Has Michelle been faithful to Obama? Who knows, we can only guess.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

10. Who cares?

Nobody cared when he was President. Nobody's going to care if he ends up being the First Lady either.

[WillyToad]

11. Definition of a smear campaign

In the past only republicans did this...

smear campaign is an intentional, premeditated effort to undermine an individual's or group's reputation, credibility, and character. "Mud slinging", like negative campaigning, most often targets government officials, politicians, political candidates, and other public figures. However, private persons or groups may also become targets of smear campaigns perpetrated in schools, companies, institutions, families, and other social groups.

Smear tactics differ from normal discourse or debate in that they do not bear upon the issues or arguments in question. A smear is a simple attempt to malign a group or an individual and to attempt to undermine their credibility.

Smears often consist of ad hominem attacks in the form of unverifiable rumors and are often distortions, half-truths, or even outright lies; smear campaigns are often propagated by gossip spreading. Even when the facts behind a smear are shown to lack proper foundation, the tactic is often effective because the target's reputation is tarnished before the truth is known.

Smears are also effective in diverting attention away from the matter in question and onto the individual or group. The target of the smear is typically forced to defend his reputation rather than focus on the previous issue.

Smear tactics are considered by many to be a low, disingenuous form of discourse; they are nevertheless very common.